About block 956,230
Bitcoin block 956,230 was mined by Foundry USA on July 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM UTC, 6 min 32 s after block 956,229. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,269 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0299 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1549 BTC for this block.
Block 956,230 is number 647 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,369 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,770 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Foundry USA found 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,651 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.